An activist protests against the execution of a Malaysian man, who was sentenced to death for trafficking heroin into Singapore. File photo: AP
An activist protests against the execution of a Malaysian man, who was sentenced to death for trafficking heroin into Singapore. File photo: AP
Malaysia

Malaysia to scrap mandatory death penalty, giving judges sentencing discretion

  • Law Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the decision was made at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday
  • Critics say Malaysia needs to abolish all executions so that clemency calls for citizens on death row in Singapore and elsewhere will be taken seriously

An activist protests against the execution of a Malaysian man, who was sentenced to death for trafficking heroin into Singapore. File photo: AP
An activist protests against the execution of a Malaysian man, who was sentenced to death for trafficking heroin into Singapore. File photo: AP
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